JA Finance Park Educators

The JA Finance Park experience begins in the classroom. Teachers cover 13 different lessons of personal finance curriculum. Once the classroom curriculum is completed, the program continues with a visit to our 5,500 square foot facility located inside the American Furniture Warehouse or within your classroom with our virtual park simulation!

How does this program complement the Colorado Academic Personal Financial Literacy Expectations with new state standards?

The curriculum directly fulfills new state-mandated economic, math, reading, writing and communications content standards, which also include 21st century skills and concepts.

We require that all new teachers go through a teacher orientation. The orientation will take place at your school. With the updated curriculum, we also recommend returning teachers go through an in-person training as well.

The simulation is divided up into four sessions. Volunteers arrive an hour and half prior to the students in order to receive training. Once the students arrive, the fun begins! Click here to view the general timeline.

What responsibilities come along with the addition of tablets to the JA Finance Park visit?

At the start of each day, every student will be assigned a specific tablet for which they will be responsible for the entire day. Volunteers will also help monitor the technology by checking out the tablets in the morning and collecting them during lunch and again at the conclusion of the day.